Central Coast residents interested in knowing more about biodiesel fuel are invited to attend a series of free seminars held by the Central Coast Biodiesel Buyers Club beginning Feb. 20. The club is a newly formed nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about the benefits of using bio-fuel. Margo Camilleri, chairman of the club formation […]
Biodiesel buyers’ club hosts seminars
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Luncheon to discuss air quality
Recent developments in air quality management will be the topics of discussion at the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Business Development Committee luncheon on Feb. 16. As the luncheon’s guest speaker, Santa Barbara County’s Director/Air Pollution Control Officer Terry Dressler will talk about new state and federal climate protection regulations, strategies for reducing exposure […]
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Need help getting cash for college?
Throughout the month of February, Cuesta College and Allan Hancock College will be hosting free Cash for College Night events to help college-bound students apply for financial aid. Financial experts will be available at all of the workshops to assist students in filling out Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Cal Grant forms. Assistance will also […]
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Santa Maria Valley YMCA now offers after-school child care
Beginning Feb. 15, the Santa Maria Valley YMCA, in partnership with the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, will be offering after-school care for kindergarteners at Robert Bruce Elementary School. The YMCA Kinderbridge program runs from after morning kindergarten class until 6 p.m., and includes homework time, a healthy snack, structured outdoor activities, games, and arts and […]
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Californians support offshore drilling–and more
The misguided liberal religious cult of environmentalists in California and their political supporters—like Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Pedro Nava, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al—do not speak for everyone in California. The majority of Californians support offshore drilling for oil. We also support such drilling in the Florida Everglades, the Gulf of Mexico, ANWR, […]
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Stop bickering and get the point on marriage
I am tired of hearing how gay marriage threatens family life (studies show only a third of families live the two-parent mom/dad model anymore), or how it has “always been this way” (read your damn Bible and early history, already). I am equally tired of seeing LGBT groups fruitlessly bang their heads against a wall […]
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Nipomo: Worry about gangs, not medicine
The Nipomo City Council should be more worried about gangs from L.A. that have invaded than someone from L.A who wants to bring relief to the infirm through a pot dispensary. Living on the Central Coast for the last 30 years has shown me Santa Maria and Nipomo are crime magnets, period—marijuana dispensary or not.
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What if we took an interest in our own communities?
The devastation in Haiti is horrific. Our country and many other nations have come to the rescue. My only question is who is coming to the rescue for our local poverty-stricken areas of Oceano, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, and other communities? We have corporate jets from our area sending nurses and supplies to areas […]
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Don’t drill, conserve
Stop the presses: Oil has been leaking out of fissures in the ocean floor (“Resume drilling,” Feb. 4) for thousands of years! The drill-baby-drill fan club loves to cite the stats for oil seeps (250 barrels a day in the Santa Barbara Channel! An Exxon Valdez every six months in the Gulf of Mexico!), based, […]
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Anthony and Josh Rodriguez
Brothers Anthony (right) and Josh Rodriguez (left) of Righetti High brought the results of their homework to the school’s gym for the Pac-7 league wrestling finals on Feb. 6. Anthony, a junior, captured the league title in the 125-pound weight class while sophomore Josh won the 103-pound crown and was named the league’s Lower Weight […]
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Bleacher Bum Chronicles Vol. V
Can’t you smell it? Love is in the air. No, I’m not talking about a certain holiday that makes single people like myself wretch at the mere thought of it. I’m referring of course to the 21st time the countries of the world drop their nuclear saber-rattling, join hands, and sing “Kumbaya” for two weeks […]
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Hancock baseball swings into 2010
Allan Hancock College baseball is back, and with a core group of returning players and a new crop of talented freshmen, the Bulldogs are looking to build off last season’s playoff appearance. The team entered the season ranked 17th in the California Coaches Association’s preseason poll and welcomes back 12 sophomores, including first-team Western State […]